That's a lot of local channels to pick up. I get 25 total. Where the heck are you that you pick up that many local channels?
Roku doesn't make Roku TVs. Roku makes the streaming boxes and sticks, but not the TVs. Roku licenses their software to manufacturers such as TCL, Hisense, RCA, etc. Most (all?) Roku TV manufacturers include infrared (IR) remotes, but the IR codes for Roku TVs are not the same ones that Roku uses on the boxes.
All that to say it's the Roku TV manufactures that make the TVs and the remotes. The remotes must meet certain Roku requirements, so that Roku users have a similar experience. But the TV manufacturers don't include buttons for TV channels. And Roku doesn't on their devices because Roku doesn't make devices with TV tuners.
You can find third-party remotes for Roku TVs, but you need to ensure that it will work with your Roku TV brand. There are two different code sets that Roku TVs use, and neither are the code set that Roku itself uses on Roku devices. So, you need to be thorough in any research for that.
I have no personal experiencing locating a Roku TV compatible remote because I haven't needed to, so I can't point you in any particular direction. But with the information I've provided, you may be able to find a third-party remote that will work in your situation.
All those channels are not local. When I set up the antennae channels there was a mess of channels added to my local. That I'll have to figure out. From what the two responses I'm reading there is no way to view a channel without scrolling to it.
kat5374 wrote:All those channels are not local. When I set up the antennae channels there was a mess of channels added to my local....
Um, when you scan for channels with an antenna, it's only suppose to add channels it can pick up, making them local. What other channels are showing? I picked up it was a Roku TV, and that's how they work. Am I confused about your TV?
Or are you talking about something other than local channels via antenna? Did I jump to the wrong conclusion about what you're asking? If so, explain it again so I better understand what you're asking.
kat5374 wrote:...From what the two responses I'm reading there is no way to view a channel without scrolling to it.
If you're talking about the local channels via an antenna connection, that is correct. But it's usually not a large number of channels. At least, not a massively large number of channels. But yes, you have to scroll through them if the remote does not have channel number buttons on it. And I've never seen a Roku TV (again, not made by Roku) that has that. A third party remote would be the way to get it. Or if the manufacturer (again, not Roku) makes an alternate remote. You'd have to contact them about that.
